Say goodbye to back button hijacking under this new Google policy
Did you know there are currently websites hijacking your back button? It may be something you noticed without even realizing it, but now Google is doing something about it. The tech giant announced it’s expanding existing policies to crack down on websites that quite literally hijack the back button. You know how sometimes you’re on […]
Shoe brand Allbirds trades in sneakers for AI, stock skyrockets
AI this and AI that — it seems like every company is jumping into artificial intelligence, but the latest company to take the plunge has left some scratching their heads. Allbirds, the shoe company focused on older consumers, announced it was breaking into the industry after shedding its footwear wings in March. The surprise pivot […]
European nations explore NATO fallback plan as US trust wanes
European leaders are quietly sketching out a backup plan for NATO, preparing for a reality in which the United States might take a back seat, The Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday. The discussions gained traction after Germany, which for years preferred to keep the U.S. at the center of European defense, began shifting its […]
As talks deadlock, a new Iran nuclear deal may look similar to the old one
It was in May 2018, during President Donald Trump’s first term, when he called his predecessor’s nuclear deal with Iran a “horrible, one-sided deal that should have never, ever been made.” Now, Trump is in the captain’s chair as negotiations have stalled for his deal. Trump said that former President Barack Obama’s Joint Comprehensive Plan […]
Study finds no link between fluoride in drinking water and lower IQ as 17 states consider bans
A new study published Tuesday found that adding fluoride to drinking water was not associated with lower IQ or impaired cognition. Researchers from universities in Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan analyzed data that tracked more than 10,000 people who graduated high school in 1957 from adolescence to old age and found no evidence that exposure to […]
Maine engineer sues DHS agents for ‘racially-profiled’ arrest
A Colombian man studying and working in Maine sued several federal immigration officers whom he said racially profiled him when arresting him in January. The lawsuit comes after a Minnesota prosecutor said he’s investigating agents for kidnapping a Hmong-American man. Juan Sebastián Carvajal-Muñoz was driving to work in January when federal agents from the Department […]
Russia’s oil export revenue jumped 94% in first month of Iran war
Sanctions on Russian oil at sea are back this week after a 30-day pause expired on Saturday. The war in Iran has generated increased revenue for Russia as oil prices soared and loosened sanctions allowed Russian oil to flow more freely. Iran’s near-total closure of the Strait of Hormuz removed roughly 20% of global oil […]
A journalism nonprofit saves a legacy Pittsburgh newspaper from closure
A Pittsburgh newspaper has been given new life after a nonprofit journalism organization stepped in and acquired it. The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette was set to shut down next month, after operating for more than two centuries. Now, the local paper will operate as a nonprofit, thanks to a deal between the Venetoulis Institute for Local Journalism […]
Swalwell scandal reshapes crowded, unpredictable California governor’s race
Former President John F. Kennedy once said, “The one unchangeable certainty is that nothing is certain or unchangeable.” That quote from the former leader of the Democratic Party may best describe his party’s current state in the race for California’s next governor. That’s especially true after frontrunner and soon-to-be former congressman Eric Swalwell pulled out […]
